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Edmund Burke: The whole of Cæsar's conduct in these two campaigns sufficiently demonstrates that he had no intention of making an…

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The whole of Cæsar's conduct in these two campaigns sufficiently demonstrates that he had no intention of making an absolute conquest of any part of Britain.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke asserts that Julius Caesar did not intend to fully conquer Britain during his campaigns.

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